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    Golfer Arnold Palmer shows immature Trump what a real man is

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    I saw Arnold Palmer as one of his young fans at the Greater Greensboro Open. His reputation was one of courage and generosity. He deserved better than Trump’s vulgar remark.

    Ed Gibson
    | Fayetteville Observer

    As a junior recruit in “Arnie’s Army” A long time ago I can testify that Donald Trump called Arnold Palmer “every man” was unusually accurate but completely inappropriate.

    Palmer’s above-the-belt manhood was constantly on public display. He was courageous and resourceful, as was evident when he literally found himself in “difficult” situations.

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    His personal responsibility meant never blaming others: the caddy who misjudged a distance or misinterpreted a green, the crowd who trampled the grass and dirtied the ground, or the exuberant spectators making too much noise while he played.

    Arnold Palmer’s decency on display at the Greater Greensboro Open

    The Greater Greensboro Open was known informally among touring professionals as the “pop-top open” because of its tendency toward rowdy enthusiasm, compared to the sedate, adoring crowds at the Masters tournament at Augusta, still held the following week. Just by playing in Greensboro, Palmer showed loyalty to his “army”, while many top pros skipped the tournament to “prepare” for the Masters.

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    Palmer’s decency was constant, through his kindness to his competitors, whether they won or lost. His generosity was evident in acknowledging his adoration for young fans like me with a handshake and/or autograph.

    The most revealing part of Donald Trump’s remark

    What’s most telling about former President Trump’s crude remark about my childhood hero is not its lewdness, but the immature conception of a 12-year-old’s manhood that it betrays . The adjective “immature” is necessary to clarify the previous sentence, because most 12-year-olds – because of the presence in their lives of someone, regardless of gender, who exemplifies Palmer traits – understand and seek to imitate truly adult behavior.

    Family memoirs written by niece Mary Trump and nephew Fred Trump III made it clear that no such role model guided the young Donald Trump, so his vision of manhood never matured.

    In contrast, speaking recently at the “My Brother’s Keeper” conference in Oakland, former President Obama described manhood in a way that doubles as an equal opportunity definition of true humanity: “We must all recognize that being a man is, above all, being a good human being. It means being responsible, working hard, being kind, respectful, compassionate…”

    These were attributes evident throughout Arnold Palmer’s life, exemplifying the kind of humanity and decency that the presidency desperately needs.

    Ed Gibson is an associate professor in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Baltimore and a native of North Carolina.

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